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CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS
Arturo ValderrutenColegio La Arboleda
6th grade
Plants are heterotrophs because they make their own food.
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Scurvy is caused when you don’t get enough vitamin D in your food.
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Plants make their own food from organic substances.
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When animals eat, they ingest inorganic substances.
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Animals can be divided into three main groups:Plant eaters
Animal eatersPhotosynthetic
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Some animals eat plants, other animals, or both. Animals with different modes of nutrition have identical digestive systems.
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We could reduce global warming by doing the following things:- Riding more bicycles.
- Burning all the garbage.- Turning off the TV, lights, etc.
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In single-celled organisms, like amoeba or paramecium, the food may be taken in by a flagellum.
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Sea sponges are primitive organisms that show some cells that are specialized in grabbing food from water, and other cells specialized in moving.
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All matter can be consider living or non-living
True
False
Living things rely on other living things to stay alive.
True
False
Adding and multiplying means the same as reproduction.
True
False
One of the characteristics of a living thing is nutrition.
True
False
One of the characteristics of a living thing is the ability to move.
True
False
One of the characteristics is that living things release waste or other products to the environment.
True
False
In single-celled organisms, the food may be taken in by the entire surface.
True
False
All living things must have bodily orifices so they can eat, breathe, pee or poo.
True
False
There are living things that never grow up.
True
False
If you don’t eat enough vitamin A, you can get scurvy.
True
False
Microbes can eat through their “skin”, more complex animals can do that, too.
True
False
Plants and mushroom have no sensitivity at all.
True
False
Breathing is the same thing as respiration.
True
False
Some organisms don’t need to reproduce.
True
False
All moving objects are alive.
True
False
Jon noticed that a certain object can move but it cannot feed. Therefore the object is living.
True
False
All objects that reproduce are alive.
True
False
All objects that produce heat are alive.
True
False
Living things are made by non-living things.
True
False
Which is not a characteristic of a living thing?
It never dies
It needs food
It releases waste
It moves
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life?
differentiation from cells to tissues
reproduction
adaptation to environmental changes
complex chemical organization
Metabolism is the ___.
sum total of all chemical reactions
output of energy usually as heat
way that an organism uses energy
rate at which food is consumed
When an organism loses homeostasis it is ___.
dead
dormant
shivering
hibernating
Which of the following is NOT among the basic characteristics shared by living things?
breathing
using energy
responding to surroundings
growing
Through evolutionary processes, organisms can ___.
adapt to their environment
eliminate their cell structure
stop the need to reproduce
eliminate their need for an energy source
Which is a characteristic that some living things don’t show?
They move
They reproduce
They exchange substances
they die
Which is not a characteristic of a living thing?
Invisibility
Nutrition
Growth
Movement
Which is a characteristic of a living thing?
Sensitivity
Teleportation
Telepathy
Turning into fire
Which is correct for all living things?
They poo, in a way
They fly
They can communicate
They do photosynthesis
Which is correct for all living things?
They can react to external stimuli
They all reproduce sexually
They can take oxygen from water
They make their own food
What is the meaning of “respiration”?
The use of oxygen to live
The absorption of CO2
The intake of water
The outtake of water
Complete the sentence with the correct word.
Micronutrients
Macronutrients
Protein and fats
Glucose and water
______ are substances an organism must have in its diet in small quantities.
Complete the sentence with the correct word.
vitamins
glucose
starch
cellulose
Micronutrients can be divided into ______, which are organic compounds, and minerals, which are inorganic.
Complete the sentence with the correct word.
Excretion
Digestion
Respiration
GErowth
______ is the characteristic of an organism that has to do with pooing.
Which of the following characteristics of a glass of water mean that it cannot be considered alive
according to our shared characteristics of living things?
It has no heart.
It has no cells.
It has no arms or legs.
It has no tissues.
Which of the following include organisms all of only one species?
kingdom
population
community
ecosystem
Humans and all other mammals share which of the flowing characteristics?
walk on two legs
have mammary glands
live on land
give birth to live young as opposed to laying eggs
Which of the following groups is the largest and most diverse?
population
ecosystem
species
community
Humans share the characteristics of an opposable thumb, forward-looking eyes, and a well-developed
brain with other ___.
vertebrates
primates
chordates
mammals
This disease results from shortage of vitamin C.
Flu
Scurvy
Stomachache
AIDS
Living cells obtain energy from the oxydation of food nutrients. This process is called...
Photosynthesis
Cellular respiration
cellular rusting
digestion
The following is/are characteristic(s) of living things
Reproducing, movement, evaporation
Feeding, respiration, movement
Respiration, excretion, condensation
Combustion, breathing, eating
Another word for living things is:
Cell
Organism
Organ
Organelle
What is a residual substance that we release through respiration?
O2
CO2
CO
Glucose
Which characteristic must all species have in order to avoid extinction?
Excretion
Reproduction
Respiration
Growth
It’s the chemical formula of glucose.
CO2
C6H12O6
CO
O2
Complete the sentence with the correct word.
the increase
the shortage
an excess
the production
Scurvy results from ______ of a certain vitamin in the diet.
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Eating
Respiration
Excresion
Growth
___ requires oxygen (O2), which must be obtained from the air.
Complete the sentence with the correct word.
at least one of the
most
all the
two
To be considered alive an object must have ___ charchteristics of living things.
Global warming occurs due to the accumulation of this gas in the atmosphere.
Oxygen
Ozone
CO2
Nitrogen
This is another name for “sugar”.
Chlorophyl
Carbon dioxide
Glucose
Carbon monoxide
Which of the following includes all the plants, animals, bacteria, and other living things in an area?
population
biosphere
community
ecosystem
You hear birds singing more than usual outside, and you think that might be because their mating season has started. Your idea in this situation
would be a ___.
theory
variable
hypothesis
conclusion
Most often the results of an experiment lead to ___.
publications in scientific journals
well-developed controlled experiments
more questions
theories
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of a living thing?
excretion
movement
communication
growth
One of the seven characteristics of living things is growth. Which one of the following statements best describes
growth?
Using energy from the sun to make food.
Being able to change location.
The process whereby cells divide and increase.
The ability to react to the surrounding environment.
Which one of the following is a characteristic of all living things?
Is warm-blooded.
Can make its own food.
Can make a response.
Has a brain.
Producing offspring is another name for ___.
excretion
respiration
reproduction
nutrition
Respiration is one of the seven characteristics of all living organisms. What is meant by respiration?
Being able to produce a new individual.
The reaction to a change in the environment.
The way living things get energy from food.
The way that all living things are made of cells.
Which of the following is most true about scientific findings?
They should not be openly challenged without good reason.
They should be assumed to be true and memorized.
They should be reevaluated and retested frequently.
They should be kept secret if important so other researchers do not steal them.
A pharmaceutical company tested a new drug to relieve arthritis. Some of the subjects received a red and pink capsule with the
drug while others received a red and pink capsule with filler and no drug. Those receiving the drug are called the ___ group while
the subjects receiving the placebo are called the ___ group.
hypothetical; theoretical
affected; unaffected
experimental; control
control; experimental
Complete the sentence with the correct word.
Respiration
Eating
Excretion
Diarreah
The scientific name of “pooing” is ___.
Complete the sentence with the correct word.
both living and non-living things
only non-living things
only living things
living and once alive things
If observed under a microscope it will be noticed that ___ are made up of cells.
Complete the sentence with the correct word.
evolution
extinction
diversity
fossil record
The South American rainforest is the place on Earth with the highest ___ of animal species.
Complete the sentence with the correct word.
bone
corpse
fossil
skeleton
A ___ is a print of a prehistoric animal that remains in a rock.
Complete the sentence with the correct word.
single-celled
vertebrate
multicellular
highly evolved
Jellyfish and sea sponges are _______ organisms.
If an experiment is controlled, that means ___.
the scientists have complete control over all variables and other aspects of the experiment
the scientists are performing an epidemiological experiment
the scientists have a wide variety of experimental groups with many variables altered in each
the scientists experiment with some subjects and observe others without altering them
A theory is _____.
a hunch, a guess, or a personal opinion that a scientist tests through experiments
the factor that is altered in a controlled experiment
a tentative conclusion based on the results of a scientific experiment
a well-tested explanation for events in the natural word
A placebo is _____.
an anesthetic drug that relaxes a patient
a drug that does the opposite of the drug being clinically tested
a chemical blocker that stops the action of any other drug being taken
a fake drug used in a control group
As a critical thinker it is important to realize that all advertisements contain ___.
imperfect conclusions
false data
advertising slogans
bias
How many characteristics of living things are there?
Three
Five
Eight
Seven
The process by which all living things break down food to release energy is called ___.
response
reproduction
movement
respiration
Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?
Animals can move from place to place, while plants can only move their own parts.
The cells in plants have cell walls while animal cells do NOT have cell walls.
Plants make their own food while animals cannot make their own food.
The cells in animals have a nucleus, while plant cells do not have a nucleus.
In order to make food, plants need soil, water, minerals, oxygen and what else?
A nice gardener
Oxygen
Salt
Sunlight
Which characteristic of living things is involved when an athlete sweats after a race?
Respiration
Response
Nutrition
Excretion
You predicted at the beginning of class that, if you study a little bit every single day, then you'll get A's on all the tests. This is an example of ___.
a clinical trial
a controlled experiment
inductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
How is the biochemical process of a cell taking oxygen to break down food called?
Breathing
Photosynthesis
Digestion
Respiration
What kind of organisms lived on Earth during the first half of the planet’s existence?
insects
fungi
plants
single-celled organisms.
What food does an omnivore animal eat?
pizza with ice cream
animals
plants
plants and animals
Complete the sentence with the correct word.
asexual reproduction
omnivorous animals
survival
natural selection
Darwin saw that the Galapagos tortoises are a good example of ______.
Complete the sentence with the correct word.
birds
animals
plants
fossils
There are many ______ at the Grand Canyon.
Complete the sentence with the correct word.
jellyfish
plant cell
bacteria
bacterium
A ______ is much smaller than eukaryotic cells.
Complete the sentence with the correct word.
Tevez
Chaplin
Attemborough
Darwin
Charles ______ found out the principle of evolution.
Complete the sentence with the correct word.
the nose
gills
their lungs
a tracheal system
Insects breathe through ______.
A circulatory system
Anaerobic respiration
Gills breathing
A digestive system
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A setup to test gas exchange
A setup to test water needs
A setup to test excretion
A setup to test digestion
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Gas exchange
Growth and reproduction
Movement and sensitivity
sexual reproduction
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Once alive
Living thing
Now dead
Never been alive
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Excretion in insects
An insect’s nervous system
How insects breathe
How insects eat
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Never been alive
Living thing
Once alive
Inorganic
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Growth
Movement
Feeding
Gas exchange
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Never been alive
Organic
Living thing
Once alive
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